KEY POINTS

  • The collective was reported to have leaked the data of 120,000 Russian soldiers
  • They also committed to dumping "huge" data that will "blow Russia away"
  • The same group carried out the printer hack a few weeks ago

Hacker collective Anonymous has vowed to continue its cyberwar against Russia until stops "their aggression" in Ukraine.

Since Moscow invaded Kyiv on Feb. 24, the collective has targeted several entities and leaked data online. The latest declaration came amid concerns of Russia's "larger operations" in the eastern part of Ukraine. However, Anonymous hasn't revealed their next target.

The collective was recently reported to have leaked the data of 120,000 Russian soldiers. It also took over state-controlled television to show the real devastation in Ukraine. However, the group did not take credit for the breach.

The personal data leak, which included names, dates of birth, addresses, unit affiliations and passport numbers, was first reported by Ukrainian media outlet Pravda on March 1.

"We have not taken credit for that leak in any way. It was merely a repost that pointed directly to [DDoSecrets] which, as you point out, clearly credits Pravda," Anonymous said.

The decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective also committed to dumping "huge" data that will "blow Russia away" by leaking hacked emails of Rostproekt – a Russian construction company with its head office in Krasnodar. The hacked emails, which are 2.4 gigabytes in total, can be downloaded using Torrent.

The same group carried out the printer hack a few weeks ago to send a message across the transcontinental country over Russia's atrocities.

"We're all witnessing the evils Russia is doing. It's going to take a very long time to accept Russia back into the human race after all the crimes it's committed via [Russian President Vladimir Putin]," the group said in a statement a few weeks ago.

"The hacking will continue until Russia stops their aggression," Anonymous said after it announced it had hacked 200,000 emails from the Russian law firm Capital Legal Services. The group also claimed responsibility for taking down media and government websites in Russia.

"Putin forces you to lie and puts you in danger. Why do we need it? So that Putin was added to textbooks? This is not our war, let's stop him!" one of the group's messages read.

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Representation. A hacker. FotoArt-Treu/Pixabay